Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city famed as the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Not far from its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theater displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes.
Amusement Parks & Aquariums:
Disneyland: www.disneyland.disney.go.com
Knott’s Berry Farm: www.knotts.com
Long Beach Aquarium: www.aquariumofpacific.org
Queen Mary: www.queenmary.com
Universal Studios Hollywood: www.universalstudioshollywood.com
Beaches:
Huntington Beach: https://www.surfcityusa.com/things-to-do/beaches/
Marina Del Rey: http://www.visitmarinadelrey.com/things-to-do/beaches-and-parks/
Santa Monica: http://www.santamonica.com/things-to-do/santa-monica-beach/
Venice: www.venicebeach.com
Landmarks:
Dodger Stadium: http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/
Hollywood Walk of Fame: www.walkoffame.com
LA Live & Staples Center: www.lalive.com
TCL Chinese Theater: www.tclchinesetheatres.com
Union Station: http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/LAX
Walt Disney Concert Hall: http://www.laphil.com/
Movie Studios & Tours:
CBS Television City: www.cbstelevisioncity.com
Walt Disney Studios: www.waltdisneystudios.com
Paramount Studios: www.paramountstudiotour.com
Sony Picture Studios: http://www.sonypicturesstudiostours.com/
Warner Bros Studios: https://www.wbstudiotour.com/
Museums:
California Science Center: www.californiasciencecenter.org
Battleship USS Iowa: www.pacificbattleship.com
Griffith Park & Observatory: www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithPK/griffith.htm
La Brea Tar Pits: www.tarpits.org
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): www.lacma.org
Natural History Museum: www.nhm.org
Skirball Cultural Center: www.skirball.org
The Getty Center: www.getty.edu/museum